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Originally Posted by FrightenedRabbit
I agree. And I refuse to jump on to some medication simply because I can't pay attention to a novel. I went through twenty one years of education (including my undergrad and post-grad work) with no concerns - even as I dealt with the death of my father and countless other issues that really shouldn't have been mine to contend with in the first place.
I suppose I'm just looking for verification that this isn't the end of the line for me; that this effect is temporary. It seems to be a "depends on" case, which I will hope is the same for me. I miss reading...I used to devour books. Now it seems like I can't even get past the first few pages...
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It is not the end of life. I went through the same amount of school as you did - twenty years.
I still cannot read novels but at least I read this board which is basically a collection of short stories. Plus, on here you get to write, too, so I think it is a good way to get back into reading novels. Bit by bit...
I took LSAT many years ago when I was a fresh immigrant from a non-English speaking country. I took it without going to prep classes after several weeks of taking sample tests by myself, without any prep books or anything. I scored in the 97th percentile.
Almost a year ago, right after my last suicidal depression (well, right after the suicidal part but well within the still depressed part), I took a few sample tests. Since LSAT is very English-intensive, one would expect me to score BETTER after almost 20 years in America. Well...
I scored slightly above the median.
The IQ does decline over the years, but not drastically - the expected decline in the IQ cannot explain the drop from the 97th percentile to just above the median.
So, either depression or depression plus side effects of medications.